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[–]Slugowski 159 points160 points ago

What in the hell is that? Or better yet, where is that so that I may stay far, far, far away?

[–]excitedfauns 94 points95 points ago

I studied aquatic macroinvertebrates for a summer. These guys are serious business. When they hatch, their swarms can be seen by doppler radar. Here's an example.

[–]mason55 37 points38 points ago

There 15 minutes of fame is, in their case, a pretty significant percentage of their lives.

Who needs reddit when you've got the commenters on minnesota.publicradio.org

[–]crimsonnate 10 points11 points ago

If they were as good as us, though, the next comment would've been

*Their

[–]Slugowski 19 points20 points ago

Holy crap. Thanks for the link! As creepy as I think bugs are, that really is fascinating.

[–]eatyo 23 points24 points ago

Then you would like that their adult stage, when they come out of the water, does not have a mouth. So after sexy time they find somewhere to latch on and starve to death.

[–]Cat_on_a_Mac 10 points11 points ago

doesn't matter had sex.

[–]Generic_Name_Here 8 points9 points ago

Sounds like a pretty solid Tuesday night!

[–]thegentile 5 points6 points ago

i have been on the mississippi river during a hatch like that. truly horrifying. fun, but horrifying.

[–]wuth 25 points26 points ago

They live all along the mississippi. Let me assure you, it is as bad as it looks. Walking around by the river when these bugs are out is a miserable experience. They are basically totally oblivious to their surroundings, landing on anything they can anchor too. They're harmless, but gross looking and not terribly fun to swat or pull from your skin or clothing.

Ugh, I hate them so much!

[–]repairguy1993 18 points19 points ago

And they smell bad, too. At least, when there's a billion or so around...

[–]BIG_JUICY_TITTIEZ 16 points17 points ago

So you're telling me that this type of insect not only gathers in swarms of millions, lands on everything, wreaks havoc in general, but it also has a SMELL?

Dear Lord...

[–]ieatbees 5 points6 points ago

Where I'm from (Canada) we get them, and the smell's not so bad. (Or maybe I'm just used to it). It's kind of a fish smell?

[–]ICouldEatAKnobAtNite 18 points19 points ago

You you guys say the natural wildlife sucks in Australia. At least we don't have bears, wildcats and plagues of these fuckers!

[–]Thjoth 22 points23 points ago

You can usually see the bears coming and do something about them if they're pissed, Wildcats aren't too much of a problem for humans unless you play NCAA basketball (BOOYEAH, MOTHERFUCKERS), and Mayfly swarms - while kind of gross and annoying - are completely harmless.

Meanwhile in Australia, everything is expertly camouflaged and armed with enough poison to kill you three times in five minutes.

[–]PotheadCallingUBlack 16 points17 points ago

[–]ICouldEatAKnobAtNite 5 points6 points ago

Meanwhile in Australia, everything is expertly camouflaged and armed with enough poison to kill you three times in five minutes.

Actually most of the deadly creatures are venomous, not poisonous. themoreyouknow.gif

[–]redgroupclan 1 point2 points ago

Evolution really has not done wonders for them. Don't they also die after a day or something?

[–]freex3 1 point2 points ago

Try working on a boat and getting to clean off a couple inch thick gooey mess of them off the deck every day. Pretty nasty. Kinda sadistic but if you hold them by the wings and throw them on the ground they're like snap-pops. C'mon they're going to starve to death anyway though.

[–]poo-poo 17 points18 points ago

Midwest. Mostly near the Mississippi.

[–]Mt_Snowtokia 5 points6 points ago

Michigan, unless OP was visiting somewhere else.

[–]f0rged 2 points3 points ago

That was my first thought. Then again, my area's fair is called the 'Fishfly Festival'. Go Michigan..

[–]TheRealJeffMangum 2 points3 points ago

We usually get a few where I am downriver, but they get really bad near the Traverse City area.

[–]-Rusty-Shackleford- 1 point2 points ago

I live in Southeastern Iowa, and we had a massive hatching this summer (similar to the doppler radar interference referenced by excitedfauns).

I went in to work one Saturday night, and the fuckers were everywhere. And they just kept hatching. By Monday morning, most were dead or dying, and I had to bear through the sound of their husks crunching under my bike wheels.

That sound. Oh god, that sound.

[–]chewyflex 57 points58 points ago

My family pulled up to a camp ground in Montana once, and in the middle of the parking lot, there was, what looked like, one of those novelty furry dog cars. It was about the only vehicle in the lot, and out of curiosity I walked up to it to take a closer look.

Nope.

There wasn't one millimeter between each fish fly. There must have been millions. And that, children, was the worst family vacation I ever had.

[–]saracir1 6 points7 points ago

I had my first mayfly experience on vacation too! Good thing I was drunk the entire time or they would have freaked me the hell OUT!

[–]SirSchilly 318 points319 points ago

Nope.

-goes and buys new car-

[–]tmotom 142 points143 points ago

What? You're afraid of Mayflies? Those things are the coolest ever! I used to go behind my garage, pick them up, and stick them on my shirt. It was awesome! They don't even care, they'll just chill out on you all day! I've literally had a vest of Mayflies. It was amazing.

[–]H2Awesome 781 points782 points ago

No offence, I bet you're a beautiful human being, but if I saw you I would light you on fire.

[–]Dracomantis 81 points82 points ago

Nah, they don't hurt anyone. If it can't hurt me, I don't want to hurt it. I'm the annoying guy who calls you a dick for trying to kill spiders.

Poor little guys.

[–]vinniedamac 68 points69 points ago

Spiders can hurt you.

[–]Dracomantis 43 points44 points ago

I was referring more to the harmless spiders you see bombing around the house. Then again, I don't live in Australia so I might not fully understand the fear of those crazy fucking things over there lol.

[–]getoutofheretaffer 24 points25 points ago

I live in Australia. Sometimes I see spiders on the ceiling above my bed. Sometimes I see spiders under my bed. Sometimes I see spiders on my bed. Every night I sleep in that bed. I hate spiders.

[–]verik 19 points20 points ago

You know what you must do

[–]getoutofheretaffer 6 points7 points ago

I've had temptations in the past, but i don't think the other occupants of my house would agree.

[–]nicesalamander 24 points25 points ago

have you considered the possibility that those who don't agree are spiders?

[–]verik 4 points5 points ago

The hero they deserve

[–]MrMono1 4 points5 points ago

It's summer here. Bushfire season. No need to get up.

[–]caed 0 points1 point ago

Well, I can officially turn down that offer in Brisbane now. And I'm glad I decided not to go abroad there.

[–]genzahg 0 points1 point ago

What if you bed is a spider?

[–]jzstyles 62 points63 points ago

Dude you never know when a spider is just gonna jump on your face spit venom into your eyes crawl into your ears and lay eggs in your brain.

[–][deleted] 109 points110 points ago

you never know

Yes you do. Always. They are always going to do that.

[–]TurnerJ5 18 points19 points ago

Why'd OP delete after this comment?

Spider conspiracy.

[–]RCIX 5 points6 points ago

Looks like he deleted his account, not the comment.

[–]playbass06 2 points3 points ago

Nah, I've had a spider crawl all over my face. I'm fine. Scared the crap out of me when I tried to brush him off though, because he had attached a strand to my leg (after crawling down off of my face) and was about to jump, when I jumped back.

He started flying after me.

[–]TheFakeFrench 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, go to Australia then you will get chased down by a big funnel web spider.

[–]CornySpark 1 point2 points ago

I live in Australia. The fuckers are everywhere. There's a spider living in the side mirror of my car. Whenever I got to do my washing the fuckers attack me with their webs. Seriously there's nothing worst than being afraid of going through your own back yard.

[–]Snow88 1 point2 points ago

The rule in my home is if they are not on me and smaller than a dime, the spiders get to live. Other than a few spiders my very dirty apt is bug free.

Edited for clarity.

[–]seasteph26 0 points1 point ago

My little brother gets terrible reactions to mayfly bites. He would beg to differ ;)

[–]Kai-xale7 0 points1 point ago

Well then I'm a dick because if I can't aerosol spray kill it, or throw something heavy at it to kill it and there is no dude around to kill it for me I set the fuckers on fire

[–]JustHereToDerp 2 points3 points ago

When you go fishing in certain areas you'll find mayflies by the thousands millions. Just have to get used to it. They're pretty cool looking if you hold one close enough to see.

[–]LightGrenade 0 points1 point ago

best thing i've read all day

[–]redflag45 1 point2 points ago

Too beautiful a comment not to be sent to /r/nocontext

[–]Kai-xale7 0 points1 point ago

I wouldn't feel the least bit bad about it...

[–]Rooncake 51 points52 points ago

Reminds me of this guy.

[–]The_Last_Melon14 3 points4 points ago

Most cringe-worthy moment of all Disney movies? I think so.

[–]UndeadPirateLeChuck 7 points8 points ago

Really? Whenever I'd cut the grass those jerks would bite the hell out of me.

[–]brainstormtoker358 7 points8 points ago

Tmotmo must be nature lover. :) Respect.

[–]ZeGentleman 15 points16 points ago

Why did I read this as "tomato"? And then do a double take at his/her username and immediately think you were an idiot?

I am not a clever man.

[–]Exaskryz 9 points10 points ago

Actually, you were both mistaken. His name is tmotom.

[–]evolved 7 points8 points ago

Mayflies dont bite, they just annoying stumble over everything (including your face) over and over.

[–]sohcgt96 12 points13 points ago

Not only don't bite but from what I recall they can't bite because they don't have a mouth.

We get them along the Illinois river pretty bad some summers, I've seen sides of houses along the river that looked like that car. What's kind of gross is when PILES of dead ones wash up on the short, its literally a trail of black rotting bug corpses as far as you can see.

[–]repairguy1993 8 points9 points ago

I left my car in a parking lot near the Mississippi river in Dubuque for an evening a few summers ago. Got back to the parking lot, and it looked like a blizzard. Clouds of fish flies (mayflies) around all the lights, covering the ground and cars. You couldn't SEE my car. There was layer upon layer of these abominations covering it. Used a towel and brushed them off the driver's door and got in. Turned on the wipers - ha! Watched them shove a pile of bug carcasses to one side. Drove home (maybe 30 miles) at 60mph, and there were still piles of bugs on the car when I got home. These things suck.

[–]paranoidkiwie 1 point2 points ago

Are you this guy

[–]D4rkr4in -1 points0 points ago

These are for you.

[–]Avavee -1 points0 points ago

You're now tagged as Lord of the Flies

[–]giansolo 0 points1 point ago

No, you're doing it wrong. You have to continue with the constant circlejerk of FUCKNOPEBUGSAREBAAAAD

[–]phillycheesesteak 5 points6 points ago

Take some home in a jar, then take them fly fishing the next day. Fish (especially trout) eat that shit up all day.

[–]CTRL_ALT_RAPE 3 points4 points ago

Nope level: Nope Nope.

[–]oliveolive 51 points52 points ago

Sell the house. Sell the car. Sell the kids. Find someone else. Forget it! I'm never coming back. Forget it!

[–]Tstrong420 28 points29 points ago

Sell the house. Sell the car Sell. the kids. Cause they landing on everything out here!

[–]I_hate_this_map 5 points6 points ago

Upvote for fairly obscure Apocalypse Now reference.

[–]Koldfuzion 0 points1 point ago

And that is why I live in California now.

[–]usernameblank 22 points23 points ago

I could deal with brushing them off the door handle just enough to get inside...it's the thought of walking all over those little bastards just to get up to the car that would get me. That sound

[–]trullette 6 points7 points ago

Thanks, I'd avoided that thought up until this point :\

[–]IByrdl 3 points4 points ago

Not to mention how many would follow you into the car.

[–]xSPYXEx 20 points21 points ago

I would love to just hose down the sky with a flamethrower and watch what happens.

[–]soulofgranola 4 points5 points ago

the whole sky?!

[–]xSPYXEx 5 points6 points ago

Yes.

I estimate it will take an Exterminatus to burn through that much atmosphere.

[–]zthirtytwo 3 points4 points ago

Some men just want to watch the world burn.

[–]n1c0_ds 1 point2 points ago

Such a pleasant smell

[–]LegitConfirmation 0 points1 point ago

i want to be a firebat too.

[–]VinceLambargo 12 points13 points ago

Where in the world do you live that they refer to them as fishflys?

[–]NorthArrow[S] 34 points35 points ago

Michigan

[–]DaddyF4tS4ck 12 points13 points ago

As someone from Michigan, I have never heard of them referred to as fishfly.

[–]l337dexter 2 points3 points ago

Also from Michigan, I haven't either.

Still, thumbs up for MI

[–]VinceLambargo 5 points6 points ago

Really?! I grew up just a hop skip away from you across the lake.... never heard of fishflys in my life. Learn something new every day.

[–]fc3sbob 3 points4 points ago

where I live (Canadian side on lake Erie near Michigan) there was a old documentary about the fish fly's in my town, I forget what it was called, I think it was by David Suzuki, they showed bull dozers pushing mounds of these things into the lake. I remember they used to be bad, like worse than what this picture shows, there would be "snow" drifts of these things every morning. Lately they haven't been as bad. I actually don't remember seeing any of them this year.

[–]Tux-Tech 2 points3 points ago

From Ohio, never heard fish fly. Mayfly, June bug or Canadian soldiers.

[–]profcath 14 points15 points ago

I thought June bugs were beetle things that flew, got caught in your hair, and crunched under your feet.

[–]Thjoth 3 points4 points ago

Yeah, they're the big beetle with the emerald colored shell. Here in the South, when I was a kid we kept them as toys/pets by tying a length of thread around one of their legs and flying them around.

[–]profcath 7 points8 points ago

I had a dog. I think I had a leg up on you.

[–]Thjoth 2 points3 points ago

We had dogs, cats, and various farm animals, but the Junebugs were always interesting because they could fly.

[–]saracir1 2 points3 points ago

There are a TON in Put-In-Bay, they called them Mayflies up there. They also told me they don't have a mouth.

[–]mebbitt 4 points5 points ago

I'm from Manitoba and I've only ever heard of them referred to as fishflys.

[–]Thracks 3 points4 points ago

SE Michigander, reporting in. It's fishfly.

[–]x0rcist 14 points15 points ago

Is that the fucking plague?

[–]capngrandan 33 points34 points ago

Anyone else get really itchy after seeing this picture?

[–]baberg 46 points47 points ago

Not until you said that, you jackhole

scratch scratch scratch

[–]SweetNeo85 1 point2 points ago

Now imagine them all wriggling one by one up your peehole.

[–]unohoo09 30 points31 points ago

[–]dipset33 30 points31 points ago

I'm really curious as to what she was looking at... also, she has massive nipples.

[–]soulofgranola 10 points11 points ago

I almost swear she's watching Breaking Bad season 4 finale

EDIT: Also, dude, nipples is not the preferred nomenclature. "Areolas." Please.

EDIT_2: For those who know the means, syncing this gif and this video starting at the 17 second mark would fit perfectly (WARNING: SPOILERS and such)

[–]TheBlueFrog 9 points10 points ago

Areolae is the word you were looking for.

[–]scottyscott 10 points11 points ago

Is this a naked girl watching two girls one cup? lol

[–]allhands 6 points7 points ago

One man one jar...

[–]Tr4pCo0k3r 5 points6 points ago

NSFW

[–]unohoo09 2 points3 points ago

Shit, thank you.

[–]ilikehamburgers 5 points6 points ago

I was hoping a dick would fly into her mouth. It seemed inevitable after I saw the boobs and agape mouth but alas...

[–]wikkedwhite 2 points3 points ago

Great use.

[–]bemanifreak 2 points3 points ago

Hilarious

[–]ANDYBIERSACK 2 points3 points ago

Source

[–]nateguy 4 points5 points ago

She's a camgirl on myfreecams.com I think she goes by le_lea

[–]wojovox 4 points5 points ago

Maybe his car can fly now.

[–]generallee5686 4 points5 points ago

New Baltimore, MI is the fish fly capitol.

[–]Badonkadonker 4 points5 points ago

Also called Shadflies. The worst is the disgusting crunch sound as you roll over them with your bike (think snap-on bracelets from the 90s). For those who do not know, they smell of fish and are completely harmless. More annoying when you go outside to have to try and pick them all off. Luckily, their wings are large enough to make it easy to pull them off.

[–]22Saugus22 6 points7 points ago

[–]andrewsmith1986 1 point2 points ago

How are they for bait?

[–]NorthArrow[S] 13 points14 points ago

Not sure about bait, I'm sure someone can chime in on that. But they are great for car wrecks, can make roads slick as hell!

[–]Occamsrazor1 3 points4 points ago

Anglers use bait that looks like a Mayfly because trout go crazy eating them when all the larvae molt into the flying form.

[–]jbeach403 3 points4 points ago

well fishfly season is generally a horrible time to fish all in all, because there are billions of the fuckers above the water and as soon as they touch water they die, so the fish just eat all of those and ignore whatever bait you have. Aside from fishfly season, I've never seen them used.

[–]Acolyte666 0 points1 point ago

Just don't live there.

[–]Rebel-Yellow 3 points4 points ago

I didn't really need to go home anyway...

[–]KptKrondog 1 point2 points ago

lol...went camping one year at Kentucky Lake and we woke up saturday morning and they were EVERYWHERE. Tent had thousands and thousands on them, and the boat had them all inside...Caught SO many fish that weekend. Never been anywhere during a mayfly spawn since then though.

[–]Sk8rGameFreak -1 points0 points ago

At first I thought it was shit, then I read the title.

[–]fingersandtoes 1 point2 points ago

When I shot in Ohio (Port Clinton area), every summer or so we'd get a particularly bad fishfly season. They would cover everything, and we had a little game where we'd pick them up by their wings and put them on each other to see how many we could put on their backs before they noticed.

I was really wigged out the first time I saw so many of them, because we don't typically get them here in Michigan, but they are definitely awesome to fuck with haha.

[–]blitzen08 1 point2 points ago

Local river town had to use snow plows to get them off the bridge one year because there was a 6 inch layer of them causing accidents. Those things are absolutely disgusting.

[–]Occamsrazor1 0 points1 point ago

Well, they would all mostly be dead in a day, they spend most of their lives swimming around as larvae.

[–]ttebrock 1 point2 points ago

Windsorite here. These things are the fucking bane of my existence in early summer. Fuck mayflies.

[–]Jaci_D 0 points1 point ago

That is vile

[–]terminal_velocity 0 points1 point ago

I would walk home

[–]I0I0I0I 1 point2 points ago

Are they still alive or not?

[–]Jake2k 1 point2 points ago

Jeez and I thought love bugs(Florida) were bad!

[–]tordenkalven -1 points0 points ago

Can someone please explain to me why these insects have evolved this way?

I really don't understand what advantage there possibly could be to only be able to reproduce for a day or less, seems like a bit of silly 'strategy' to me..

[–]Skomskk -1 points0 points ago

having that same car freaks me out...

[–]Aheee -1 points0 points ago

Psh, the patio will have a half inch thick of these if I accidentally leave the porch light on at night. Feels good between the toes.

[–]ljs04c -1 points0 points ago

This is my worst nightmare. I was fishing with my husband once and his boat ran into a dead tree. Within a second, this many mayflys were in my face and I couldn't breathe. I hate those critters.

[–]popshopadop 1 point2 points ago

he should have stayed in and honked the horn

[–]tattedspyder 1 point2 points ago

We'd get those every year all over the front of the pizza place where I worked. My friend and I ate a couple of them. They taste dusty.

[–]B-Rok 0 points1 point ago

Smelly Things. I drove thru a bunch on my motorcycle and it was a mess to get off.

[–]CrabDubious -1 points0 points ago

Someone had to get close enough to that horde to take that picture.

NopeNopeNopeNope

[–]sporkinum 1 point2 points ago

They are called Mormonflies in my neck of the woods.

[–]br00t -1 points0 points ago

I would want a flamethrower

[–]Wayfarer21 -1 points0 points ago

"Hello, Triple A?

can you guys bring a flamethrower?

Thanks"

[–]Sparkvoltage -1 points0 points ago

Alright, I'll just light myself on fire.

"TRY TO SWARM ME NOW MOTHERFUCKERS!"

[–]mojoe1000 -1 points0 points ago

What hell hole do you live in that those things are all over the place?

[–]S741nz_ 0 points1 point ago

"Better park under this street light so I can get to my car safely! No rape and/or monsters for me tonight!"

He was never seen again.

[–]Buttpudding 1 point2 points ago

Bunch of city slickers afraid of a couple mayflies.

[–]SargentMcGreger 0 points1 point ago

Dafuq do you do to get rid of them and get into your car? O.o

[–]NvaderGir 0 points1 point ago

That car needs a shave.

[–]thegentile 0 points1 point ago

i was on a river boat trip in high school and the mayflies hatched one night and we had been on the beach and left the lights on. regardless to say it was the most horrifying night ever.

millions of flying, mouthless, genital bugs. in the morning we swept a foot deep of dead bugs off our boat. every flat surface.

[–]invalidx 0 points1 point ago

Where I'm from we call them shadflies. And oh god, they ruin the early part of summer. dat stench. No wonder other places call them fishflies.

[–]nekrod 0 points1 point ago

Is this the same model car that was on front page today for getting its tires jacked?

[–]unsilentninja 0 points1 point ago

It's like gears of war in reverse.

[–]nmaod87 0 points1 point ago

To be completely honest, ive dealt with enough things in my life to know that i dont get grossed out easily, in any way, but i would have a really hard time not blowing my fucking brains out if i was anywhere near that amount of flies.

[–]Morningxafter 0 points1 point ago

I'd just hit them with a fire extinguisher.

[–]Jacob19603[!] 0 points1 point ago

God.

They're like reverse-Kryll.

[–]abugguy 0 points1 point ago

I've seen pictures of these being cleared off roads with snowplow trucks. Pretty amazing.

Its actually a good sign for the ecosystem, when the water is polluted these guys are one of the first victims and these swarms don't happen much anymore.

[–]Zingle 1 point2 points ago

Being from Michigan, I took for granted how few people actually know what these are. Every year they come, and literally millions are born daily. They aren't dangerous, just annoying. They have a life expectancy of like 3 days and when they die, their corpses just sit there sticking to wherever they were. Living next to water makes them even worse, the streets become paved with them. If you parked under a light at night right by a lake, you wouldnt be able to see your car (well....its just a lot worse than this picture where I live)

[–]saddest_of_all_keys 0 points1 point ago

[–]superbad 1 point2 points ago

Fishflies are not the same as mayflies. For instance, adult fishflies are actually able to eat, while mayflies have only vestigial mouthparts.

[–]Pfired 0 points1 point ago

My family did this at a Toys R Us in California. But our sunroof was open. We were finding dead bugs weeks later inside. Oh, and that toys r us is haunted.

[–]Villawhat 0 points1 point ago

At least his windows weren't open...

[–]Five_deadly_venoms 0 points1 point ago

Keep it.

[–]FricasseeingRabbit 0 points1 point ago

I've seen it far, far worse than that.

The roads get slick with them for a few days a year. It's truly awful.

[–]snakejuice33 0 points1 point ago

Kill it with fire!

[–]SRowan 0 points1 point ago

I got a fly for that!

[–]Marjask 0 points1 point ago

And he got himself a brand new nopemobile.

[–]massiveboner911 0 points1 point ago

Where the hell are bats when you need them?

[–]landl0rd 0 points1 point ago

If I was the guy who owned this car, I'd nope all the way to the dealership for a new one

[–]Gymclasshero26 0 points1 point ago

Flamethrower anyone?

[–]The_Last_Melon14 0 points1 point ago

Well... looks like I'll be walking home

[–]littlecranky 0 points1 point ago

Heh. Looks like a used pore strip.

[–]TheDaymon 0 points1 point ago

ahhhh reminds me of home North Bay, Ontario Srsly Shad fly fucking city in the summer

[–]billytalent231 0 points1 point ago

Hey I'm just wondering, was this taken in northbay?

[–]DeathToPennies 0 points1 point ago

Just take hose to it.

[–]Waelsleahta 1 point2 points ago

Please submit this to /r/troutboners

[–]gmhafker 0 points1 point ago

I think its time I finally get around to installing these bad boys

[–]Harlo 1 point2 points ago

Grosse Pointe?

[–]mzmush 0 points1 point ago

[–]insidli 0 points1 point ago

I'd have to sleep on a park bench somewhere... fuck everything about that.

[–]tehcid 0 points1 point ago

The photographer was never seen again..

[–]astonishing1 1 point2 points ago

Welcome to Southeast Michigan! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AngecWYC5Q

[–]Trenched 0 points1 point ago

That car is fly.

[–]cmyk3000 0 points1 point ago

Kill them with fire.

[–]Trindal 0 points1 point ago

Was it covered in sticky, insect cum after that?

[–]ZugTheMegasaurus 0 points1 point ago

Had a question, searched through the comments but didn't see an answer: are these the same thing as "love bugs?"

I remember being a kid and my dad took me to see his family in Pennsylvania. At the time, I had only ever lived in California. It's about a three-hour car trip from the airport to the rural area where my family lives. On the drive there, our car was pelted endlessly with this bizarre white goo. Something was splattering all over the windshield, making it hard to see; we had to stop a number of times to clean off the windows.

As if that wasn't scary enough, when he got to my aunt's house, we were informed that it was "love bug mating season" and that these things, in huge numbers, would kind of bash into any large object and splatter fucking everywhere and make a huge mess.

I was horrified. I didn't return to visit the area until I was an adult. That wasn't the only reason, but it's definitely something I will call and ask about (as to whether it's expected) any time I plan a trip out there now.

[–]Dignified 0 points1 point ago

I remember reading the bible. I think god is mad at your city.

[–]crimsonnate 0 points1 point ago

r/wtf---->

[–]Chris_B 0 points1 point ago

Hey kid, I'll give you $20 to wash my car. SOLVED.

[–]IByrdl 0 points1 point ago

[–]bombmistro 0 points1 point ago

Nope. nope. nope. nope. nope. Nope

[–]GrinningPariah 1 point2 points ago

WHY DO PEOPLE LIVE WHERE YOU LIVE.

[–]not_very_interested 0 points1 point ago

I'm very interested, why did they swarm the car under the street light?

[–]MakkaCha 0 points1 point ago

I saw some of these for the first time about a month ago. I went on a fishing trip with my gf's family at one of the lakes in Georgia. As soon as I parked my car I saw these things attache to my wind shield and windows. Everyone was scared as hell to get out. I thought it was a swarm of mutant mosquitoes. One of the locals tole me it was a mayfly season and they are good for fishing with. In about a couple of hours, we are sitting and grilling food, soon it starts raining and OMFG millions of these dead fuckers starts falling off the tree.

We had to abandon the trip. With no fish at all.

[–]hnrqoliv182 0 points1 point ago

I'm never leaving the NW

[–]pablothe 0 points1 point ago

Just wait one day!

Like the adult, the subimago stage does not last for long, rarely for more than 24 hours. In some species, it may last for just a few minutes, while the mayflies in the family Palingeniidae have sexually mature subimagos and no true adult form at all.

Because of its short lifespan, the mayfly is called one-day or one-day fly in some languages — German Eintagsfliege, Dutch eendagsvlieg, Slovenian enodnevnica, Swedish dagslända, Danish and Norwegian døgnflue, Polish jętka jednodniówka, Finnish päivänkorento, Turkish birgün sineği, Russian подёнка, Bulgarian еднодневка, and Greek εφήμερος. The Greek name, transliterated efímeros, is the origin of the names in Romance languages: French éphémère, Italian effimera, Portuguese efêmera, Spanish efímera, and Romanian efemeride. In Korean harusarimok (하루살이목).

[–]zBriGuy 0 points1 point ago

This made my praying mantis's tummy growl. Thems good eats.

[–]highball88 0 points1 point ago

Used to work on the fox river in Northern IL at a Casino boat and can confirm these fuckers are not just on the Mississippi. They are around for like a week, you can't even be around when they get thick, MUST go indoors, and they only stink when you smear a whole shit load of em. So fucking gross can't describe it. Fuck these things.